“Hi Luke,” begins Peter Oh on email. So far, so uncontroversial.
“I’ve always liked the Southampton crest, especially the halo over the ball,” continues Peter. “However, it might be time to make a couple of updates for it to look a bit more modern. A spy hiding behind the tree, for starters.”
If you missed any of it, here are the stories we’ve published on Spygate™ since last week, including the first-leg match report from Louise Taylor:
What a week it’s been in the world of association football. Fisticuffs at Real Madrid and a seismic VAR decision involving Premier League-chasing Arsenal and relegation-threatened West Ham feature in the highlights (or lowlights). But juiciest of all? The spying allegations levelled at Southampton by Middlesbrough before their Championship playoff first leg last week.
Southampton were charged with misconduct last Friday, after an individual was allegedly discovered creeping around in the bushes at Boro’s training ground, and this morning Southampton confirmed that an internal investigation has been launched. The English Football League intend to convene a hearing “at the earliest opportunity”, but clearly it is a situation that could get extremely messy, depending on the result tonight.
